I have done about six upgrades and this is the only db with the problem. I can backup this db using RMAN and restore it on another host and the error still gets generated.

I have about 43 objects owned by SYS and named WRH$* left in the recyclebin after the upgrade, but these are normal after the upgrade. Or, at least, I have these objects in the recyclebin after every 10.2.0.5 -> 11.2.0.2 upgrade I've done so far.

I can purge the objects individually to get rid of the immediate problem, but I am most concerned that this will show up again in another db.

I couldn't find anything on metalink. I've had a TAR open with Oracle Support for well over a month and it's going nowhere.

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